Places Edited by Sandi Hemmerlein

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.